Sunday, April 12, 2026

‘It was so queer being awake and having dreams’: social conformity and utopian subversion in the Magic Faraway Tree

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So a mere 80 years after it was first published there is finally a movie version of Enid Blyton's The Magic Faraway Tree - the favourite...
Friday, January 16, 2026

Falsehood Union - Hekate and Praxis at London event

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Coming up this weekend (Sunday18th January 2026), a Falsehood Union event featuring Hekate Sound System and Praxis records folks, including ...
Tuesday, January 06, 2026

Mayflies - Andrew O'Hagan: a 1986 weekend in Manchester and beyond

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Andrew O'Hagan's novel 'Mayflies' (2020) is his well-observed take on the theme of a group of young friends meeting up again...
Wednesday, December 24, 2025

Happy Christmas from Radical Luton 1975

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From 'Luton Street Press' (December 1975), an alternative take on the 12 days of Christmas:  the 12th day of Christmas  we wish that...
Saturday, December 20, 2025

Irish Artists for Palestine Solidarity with Hunger Strike

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Irish Artists for Palestine  have issued a powerful statement in solidarity with the pro-Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike in Britain. ...
Friday, November 28, 2025

Things that were Gay in school - Trackie McLeod

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'Soft Play' is an exhibition of work by Scottish artist Trackie McLeod (b.1993) at Charleston in Lewes (15 October 2025–12 April 20...
Sunday, November 16, 2025

For my country - UK Decay, punk and the war poets

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I went to see Luton punk band UK Decay at a rare hometown gig at the Luton Hat Factory arts centre last Saturday (8/11/2025).  As expected a...
Tuesday, October 14, 2025

D'Angelo (and Fred Hampton) RIP

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Sorry to hear of the passing today of D'Angelo. Quite a lot of obituaries focusing quite rightly on his sexy neo-soul, but some tough po...
Wednesday, October 08, 2025

Handsworth Revolution - yes please

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Here we go again... Conservative shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick laments ‘not seeing another white face’ in Handsworth in Birmingham...